Beef - General
Squeezed by 16 months of falling prices and a shrinking export market, French cattle ranchers turned to protests this week at 18 slaughterhouses around the country.
Grilling season tends to bring on high beef prices, and this May was record breaker.
Next generation technology enables Angus breeders to affordably predict genetic merit
Award applications for the 10th annual checkoff-funded National Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) Award now are being accepted.
At the recent National Restaurant Association’s 2015 Show, the beef checkoff engaged in several meetings associated with the conference, which hosted 65,000 attendees.
2015 Summer Campaign Launch Promises Big Results for Beef
Winners Receive Tickets to 2015 Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle in Washington, DC
Not all feedstuffs contain the same proportions of RDP and RUP.
Cattle producers have a steak in the business, but what about a stake?
Flooding in Texas might help rebuild cowherds in the state and lower beef prices.
Many food labels bombard shoppers with various animal welfare claims as well as non-GMO or pasture raised references.
Drenching rains that recently soaked the Great Plains have brought welcomed moisture to areas still recovering from droughts, greening pastures as ranchers begin the annual rite of moving cattle to the nation’s summer grazing lands.
An agreement between two Kentucky processors and a large food distributor is opening up a much-needed market for Appalachian beef cattle.
Jack Ward has been named Executive Vice President (EVP) of the American Hereford Association (AHA). He has served as AHA’s chief operating officer and director of breed improvement since he joined the AHA team in 2003.
New labels and cooking instructions will give consumers information they need to safely enjoy these products.
Cattle prices are up from last week, but aren’t as strong as earlier prices this year.
Cattle markets held steady to stronger as the seasonal bump in demand from Memorial Day, Father’s Day and 4th of July lies ahead.
As the weather warms, are you getting the urge to dust the snow off the grill cover? Summer is the perfect time to grill steaks or smoke some beef ribs! Clean the grill, restock the fuel, and start shopping for flavorful and juicy beef cuts!
The May WASDE gave its first forecast of 2016 beef production and prices.
The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association today submitted comments opposing the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s (DGAC) report, which encourages Americans to consume less beef.
Cattle producers can improve the chances of their operation being successful.
A new study shows “zero deforestation agreements” have dramatically influenced the behavior of ranchers and the slaughterhouses to which they sell.
The combination of substantial $/cwt changes in cattle market prices since the start of this year coupled with the sheer amount of money at stake in each managerial and marketing decision continues to magnify producer interest in current information regarding supply and demand fundamentals.
Though down slightly from February 2015, the value of U.S. beef exports in March -- at $527.3 million in -- was up 2 percent year-on-year.
After experiencing the market trend upward seemingly every week of 2014, cattle producers should be prepared for a little more normal market pattern in 2015.
U.S. beef exports were down 6.6% in March. It was the sixth consecutive month with exports lower than last year.
Consumers should understand marketing claims on meat products to make informed purchasing decisions.
Replacement heifer’s breeding season is quickly approaching and getting them ready strategies vary by operation.
With cattle prices at or near historic levels, it seems to be a good time to be a cattle producer.